1. Modern Russian mass spectrometers for the atomic industry
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Kuzelev, N.R., Shtan, A.S., Kiryanov, G.I., Gall, L.N., Knutarev, A.P., Solov'ev, G.S., Saprygin, A.V., Kalashnikov, V.A., Novikov, D.V., Maleev, A.B., Borodin, V.A., Gorbunovr, V.G., Savinar, Zh. A., and Ivanov, A.P.
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Spectrometer -- Usage ,Nuclear energy -- Usage ,Scientific equipment and supplies industry ,Fluorides -- Usage ,Uranium -- Usage ,Quality control -- Usage ,Quality control ,Chemistry - Abstract
Product quality control within the nuclear fuel cycle is a subject of special concern in Russia nowadays. Earlier, mass spectrometers of foreign production were commonly used for elemental and isotope analysis of samples. Currently, a series of domestic mass spectrometers MTI-350 has been developed and their production has been organized in Russia. The series comprises an automated MTI-350G mass spectrometer for the isotope analysis of uranium hexafluoride; thermal ionization MTI-350T mass spectrometer for the isotope analysis of uranium, plutonium, and mixed oxide (MOX) fuels; an MTI-350GS mass spectrometer for controlling the production of uranium hexafluoride; and an MTI-350GP mass spectrometer for the determination of the impurity concentration in uranium hexafluoride. The article considers operation principles, analytical characteristics, and the advantages of the above mass spectrometers. Keywords: mass spectrometer, MTI-350, MI-1201, nuclear fuel cycle, uranium hexafluoride, mixed-oxide (MOX) fuel DOI: 10.1134/S1061934810130125, INTRODUCTION Hydrocarbon fossil fuels (oil, gas, and their numerous derivatives) today rank inevitably below present-day energy sources based on nuclear decay energy in both efficiency and prime cost. Nuclear fuel [...]
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- 2010
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